Taking a walk on the mild side

IF YOU’RE heading down to the Lakes of Killarney in the next week or so you may encounter a large group of walkers out around the shores.

Nothing unusual in that. Kerry attracts a lot of walkers, often noisy and jovial from their exertions in the fresh air and generally clad in Gortex, carrying knapsacks on their backs.

This group, however, is different. They will walk slowly and silently in meditation, following a Vietnamese Buddhist monk who has come to Kerry to teach them how to live their lives more mindfully.